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Bishopbriggs history
Bishopbriggs was first documented in the Cadder Parish records of 1655. It was recorded to have had only eleven residents in the mid-18th century. Cadder was a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall, the furthest and most northerly boundary of the Roman Empire.
19th-century development
With the completion of the Forth and Clyde Canal in 1790, the area began to attract ironstone and coal mining industry . The Carron Company, became the area’s main employer, building the mining villages of Mavis Valley and Jellyhill to accommodate its workers .
20th-century development
Glasgow tramway network extended north from Springburn to Bishopbriggs in 1903 . All trams required to switch tracks (and direction) at a central crossover proved dangerous . The tracks were eventually relocated and a new crossover created in a short spur . The tram service ceased across Glasgow in 1962 .
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